Panasonic SDR-H80

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 365 reviews of Panasonic SDR-H80. The average rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. People are impressed by the size and price. The zoom and portability are also mentioned favorably, whereas many are critical about the viewfinder and image quality. There are some mixed comments about the battery.

usability, portability, zoom, price, size

image quality, viewfinder

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Panasonic SDR-H80 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Panasonic SDR-H80

alaTest has collected and analyzed 18 user reviews of Panasonic SDR-H80 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the memory and zoom. The durability and portability also get good views, but some have doubts about the reliability and size.

usability, portability, durability, zoom, memory

size, reliability

83% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Amazon.com review summary for Panasonic SDR-H80

alaTest has collected and analyzed 179 user reviews of Panasonic SDR-H80 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Opinions about the design and price are on the whole positive. The zoom and portability are also mentioned favorably, but the color and durability get less positive views.

Mediocre video quality ; USB and power input are located behind the battery

The zoom range offered by the Panasonic SDR-H80 is incredible given the price, as is the amount of storage. You can shoot video of the moon and stars, as well as capture nosebleeds in all their glory at sporting events. If capturing those things is all...

Panasonic SDR-H80

I got one as it seem to be Ok for the price but the image on a large screen LCD is absoultely crap.My old Sony mini DV was much better but apart from that it's easy to use but beware the picture quality

Panasonic SDR-H80

I had one lent to me for a couple of days and the image quality was very average. I did some research and found that the CCD is a tiny 1/8" which is why it offers alot of zoom becasue it compromises on picture quality. Go for a camcorder with a 1/6"...

Panasonic SDR-H80

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This is a great little lightweight camera with the best optical zoom around for a standrad definition video camera. It is exactly the same as the cheaper SDR-S26 which doesn't have the 60GB HDD. Check out the zoom clarity on Youtube as there are demos...

Great clear 70x optical zoom. Great hand shaking OIS technology minimises wobbly, shakey pictures. Easy to use menus. Lightweight and meets all specs from Panasonic website. Good little unit for the price and also has 60GB HDD and SD card slot for...

NOT a high definition picture but if you want an HD picture pay $2000 and get one. Still photos are 0.5 megapixels which is very poor. Low light isn't great for this video but the apperture can be manually adjusted to 1.8 speed which lightens up the...